Let's talk about... Tokyo Disney Resort (Overview and getting there)

Tokyo Disney Resort is located in the prefecture of Chiba (not Tokyo), in the city or Urayasu.

In this post I'll be doing an overview of the resort and I'll explain how to get there in different ways.

Source: Tokyo Disney Resort official site

What does it consist of?

• 2 parks
• A shopping mall
• A huge Disney Store
• A Resort Welcome Center
• The Disney Resort line
• 3 Disney Hotels
• 6 Tokyo Disney Resort Official Hotels
• 5 Tokyo Disney Resort Partner Hotels
• Many other Good Neighbour Hotels in and around Tokyo

How to get there

By train

The nearest train station is Maihama station, in the JR KEIYO line and the JR MUSASHINO line. This station is about 15 minutes from Tokyo Station.

From Shinjuku:
Take the JR CHUO line Rapid train (the trains have an orange line) to Tokyo Station and then transfer to the JR KEIYO or JR MUSASHINO line. You won't need to step out of the ticket gates but, from the JR Yamanote and JR Chuo line platforms it'll take you about 15 minutes or more to get to the KEIYO line platforms. Follow the signs and the people that surely will surround you wearing all kinds of Disney merchandise.

Shinjuku to Tokyo - 14 min.
Tokyo to Maihama - 15 min.

Shinjuku  --- JR CHUO RAPID ---- Tokyo --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama
                 
From Narita Airport:

Narita airport to Nippori - 38 min.
Nippori to Tokyo - 11 min.
Tokyo to Maihama - 15 min.

Narita Airport -- Keisei Skyliner -- Nippori -- JR Yamanote line -- Tokyo -- JR KEIYO line -- Maihama

Narita to Tokyo - 60 min.
Tokyo to Maihama - 15m min.

Narita Airport --- Narita Express --- Tokyo --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama

From Shinagawa:

Shinagawa to Tokyo - 11 min,
Tokyo to Maihama - 15 min.

Shinagawa --- JR Yamanote line --- Tokyo --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama

From Yokohama:

Yokohama to Tokyo - 36 min.
Tokyo to Maihama - 15 min

Yokohama --- JR KEIHIN-TOHOKU line --- Tokyo --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama

Yokohama to Tokyo - 26 min
Tokyo to Maihama - 15 min

Yokohama --- JR TOKAIDO line --- Tokyo --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama

From Haneda Airport:

Haneda Airport terminal 2 to Hamamatsucho - 23 min.
Hamamatsucho to Tokyo - 6 min.
Tokyo to Maihama - 15 min.

Haneda Airport terminal 2 --- Tokyo Monorail --- Hamamatsucho --- JR Yamanote line --- Tokyo --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama

From Akihabara:

Akihabara to Tokyo - 4 min.
Tokyo to Maihama -  15 min.

Akihabara --- JR Yamanote line --- Tokyo --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama

Akihabara to Hatchoubori - 7 min.
Hatchoubori to Maihama - 13 min.

Akihabara --- Tokyo Metro Hibiya line --- Hatchoubori --- JR KEIYO line --- Maihama

By bus

There are many ways to go by bus from many different stations. In my opinion, this is not the most efficient way to go since it depends too much in the state of the traffic of Tokyo and Chiba but here's a link to the different stops and schedules.

Stops and Schedules

By car

Here's a link to the information about car access and parking around the parks.

Car access and parking information and prices

Access within the Resort

By the Tokyo Disney Resort line

Source: Tokyo Disney Resort official site

This is the route map for the monorail that goes around the resort. It only goes one day. Once yoou get to Maihama station you can be at the Resort Gateway station in a couple of minutes. There you can buy the tickets for the train. You can also use your Suica.

It consists of 4 stops: Resort Gateway Station, Tokyo Disneyland Station, Bayside Station and Tokyo DisneySea Station,

Fares
There are 3 types of tickets that you can get.

Single ticket
(valid for only one trip) - Adults 260 yen / Children (11 and under) 130 yen

Day passes
Day passes allow you to take as many trips as you need or want in 1, 2, 3 or 4 days. One fun thing about the day passes is that they have designs that match the event going on at the parks at the moment so you can keep it as a souvenir!

1-Day pass - Adults 650 yen / Children 330 yen
2-Day pass - Adults 800 yen / Children 400 yen
3-Day pass - Adults 1,100 yen / Children 550 yen
4-Day pass - Adults 1,400 yen / Children 700 yen

Coupon tickets (11 ticket set)
It's a special ticket book with 11 single tickets for the price of 10. It expires 3 months from purchase date.

Adults 2,600 yen / Children 1,300 yen

Operating hours
The train departs every 4 to 13 minutes.

Resort Gateway Sation
First train - 6:00 am
Last train - 11:55 pm

Tokyo Disneyland Station
First train - 6:02 am
Last train - 11:57 pm

Bayside Sation
First train - 6:04 am
Last train - 11:59 pm

Tokyo DisneySea Station
First train - 6:08 am
Last train - 12:04 am


By bus

There's a bus that goes from the Ambassador Hotel to each park and other buses that take you from the Official Hotels to Bayside Station. These are free buses that operate from 6:10 am to 11:30 pm.

Thank you so much for reading this post. I hope it was useful. See you in th next one!